Numerous flights had to be cancelled due to the storm cells. There was also chaos at Schwechat airport. Hundreds of passengers were stuck for hours.
Since Friday, chaos has reigned at Vienna Airport. The cause was the numerous thunderstorms in Central and Eastern Europe, which caused aircraft to be grounded or take off with enormous delays.
Numerous nervous passengers
Hundreds of passengers were stranded for hours, and according to an airport spokesman, 50 even had to spend the night in the arrivals hall. Some nervous passengers were upset. Criticism was voiced about the lack of information being passed on; a ground staff member left the counter in annoyance when a conversation with passengers started. Even airport security had to intervene in some cases and calm passengers down.
Several rebookings were unsuccessful
Passengers waited up to twelve hours before hearing that their flight had finally been cancelled, and rebookings did not always help, as many flights are simply fully booked during peak season.
According to a spokeswoman for Austrian Airlines, the situation had calmed down around noon on Saturday and all passengers should reach their destination by the evening. “We are doing everything we can to keep the inconvenience for the affected passengers to a minimum and to get them to their desired destination as quickly as possible,” it continues.
Strongest travel day in history
Incidentally, top DJ Parov Stelar was also hit by a flight cancellation and apologized to his fans via social media for not being able to attend his concert in Brussels. German rock band Sodom was also stranded.
Only on June 28 did Vienna Airport record the busiest travel day in its history.
Source: Krone
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